Think of the palms, crushed and bruised
by the colt and the crowds,
and of the ones who came back, the poor,
the quiet, who came back to collect
their broken stems and bleeding leaves,
and wove them into something new,
something to sell back to the capricious
crowd on another day,
so that nothing may be wasted,
so that their hosannas may not
waste or be swept away.
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About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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